bertall written illustrated bertall (1 risultati)

FIRST EDITION 1867, French text, hand coloured title and many delightful HAND COLOURED text illustrations to every page. Marie is a lively, naughty, careless little girl who gets into lots of trouble. Like Matilda she catches fire, she floods the house, falls in the pond, ruins her clothes and toys. A charming story for young children. 305 x 223 mm, 12 x 9 inches, dark blue morocco grained cloth, wonderful gilt illustration to upper cover, repeating title illustration of Marie ill-treating toys and pets, blindstamped decoration and ruled frame to both covers, 47 pages. Two very superficial scrapes to lower cover, a couple of minor marks to top corner of upper cover, faint slight foxing to prelims, occasional faint foxing within, couple of inner joints cracked (binding sound). Exceptionally bright clean VG+ copy of first edition of this French Struwwelpeter imitation. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.